Black History

A new documentary centers on Edward Dwight, the first African American selected as a potential astronaut in 1963 for Aerospace Research Pilot School.

'Black In Space' Explores NASA's Small Steps And Giant Leaps Toward Equality

Michel Martin

A new documentary looks at America's struggle to send its first black astronaut into space. "It would've been fantastic if we saw Ed Dwight walking on the moon," says black astronaut Robert Satcher.

JerriAnne Boggis, executive director of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, poses with a monument that was erected in Harriet E. Wilson's honor. Boggis says when she read Wilson's book, she felt as if it was written the book just for her.

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Early Novel Written By Free Black Woman Called Out Racism Among Abolitionists

Jack Rodolico

In 1859, Harriet E. Wilson published a book about life as an indentured servant in New Hampshire. It remains an obscure classic because it challenges white ideals about racism in the North.

Georgia Rep. John Lewis near the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., earlier this year. At StoryCorps in 2018, Lewis talked about meeting King in Montgomery, Ala., at 18.

Rep. John Lewis' Fight For Civil Rights Began With A Letter To Martin Luther King Jr.

Emma Bowman

As a teenager growing up in Alabama, Lewis wrote a letter to Martin Luther King Jr. during a budding civil rights movement. In a letter back, King invited the 18-year-old to join the cause.

Community

New Homes Set To Replace Parts Of Historic African-American Farming Town

Rae Ellen Bichell

About a century ago, African-American settlements sprang up across the West. Now, one of those sites in northern Colorado is set to host new houses.The鈥�

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Novelist Esi Edugyan On Black Genius And What Comes After Slavery

Steve Inskeep

The author of Man Booker Prize finalist Washington Black began her new book on a plantation in 1830s Barbados. "I really have no idea where my story is going at the outset of it," she says.